Practice - Disk Failures (Media Failures)
Practice Questions
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What is a disk failure?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a hard drive physically fails.
Why are backups important?
💡 Hint: Consider what you would do if data suddenly became inaccessible.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a disk failure?
💡 Hint: It directly affects database integrity.
True or False: Media recovery includes restoring data from backups.
💡 Hint: Think about the recovery steps.
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Challenge Problems
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Describe how you would feel if you were a database administrator who just experienced a disk failure with no backups. What policies would you implement to prevent future occurrences?
💡 Hint: Consider your emotions and practical steps you could take.
Assuming you have incremental backups in place, explain how to recover a database from a disk failure that occurred after the last full backup.
💡 Hint: Think about the sequence of events and how backups work together.
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